Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford channels the R&B diva like a boss at MFAH film screening

Updated 2:04 pm, Monday, December 4, 2017

Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford performs as Diana Ross before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford performs as Diana Ross before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford

Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford

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Fashion designer Chloe Dao and Houston Chronicle's Joy Sewing

Fashion designer Chloe Dao and Houston Chronicle's Joy Sewing

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Shannon Buggs and Cedric Smith at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the screening of "Mahogany."

Shannon Buggs and Cedric Smith at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the screening of "Mahogany."

Photo: Joy Sewing

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Jason and Roberta Macinnis

Jason and Roberta Macinnis

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A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford

Drag queen Chloe T. Crawford

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Niya Valentine

Niya Valentine

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Phyllis Gillon and Melanie Flowers

Phyllis Gillon and Melanie Flowers

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Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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A movie goer at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A movie goer at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Aaron Nelson with his wife

Aaron Nelson with his wife

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Andrea Bonner and Toni Dupree

Andrea Bonner and Toni Dupree

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Rochella Cooper

Rochella Cooper

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A movie goer at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A movie goer at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Moviegoers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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Movie goers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Movie goers at the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Chloe T. Crawford and Joy Sewing

Chloe T. Crawford and Joy Sewing

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A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A movie goer poses for a photo before the special screening of the 1975 classic, "Mahogany," at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

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"Mahogany," featuring Diana Ross

"Mahogany," featuring Diana Ross

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Drag performer Chloe T. Crawford performs as Diana Ross

Drag performer Chloe T. Crawford performs as Diana Ross

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'Mahogany' screening brings Diana Ross chic

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The attire was Diana Ross chic, circa 1970.

And movie goers rose to the occasion Saturday night for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's screening of "Mahogany," starring Diana Ross. The 1975 film was part of the museum's "Movies Houstonians Love" series. (I was the Houstonian who loved the movie and hosted the screening.)

Before "Mahogany" was projected on the big screen, drag queen Chloe T. Crawford performed Ross' classic song from the movie, "Do You Know." Crawford channeled Ms. Ross in a bright multi-colored dress by Eternity Collins that looked identical to the one Ross wore in the movie.

I hadn't seen the film in many years, so it was a treat to see it with fresh eyes. Many in attendance were so taken by the relevancy of the movie's themes, such as politics, poverty, fashion and sexism, that we moved the after party to Barnaby's Cafe on Binz to continue the discussion, closing the restaurant down in grand Diana Ross fashion.